Thank goodness!
Thank goodness he had prepared ahead of time and had not begrudged using that favor!
Otherwise, after following Chen Pingping inside, they really would have had no choice but to wait for death!
As they spoke, the group stopped at the deepest part of the secret passage.
It was somewhat wider here than in the earlier passage, with several cells set into either side.
The cells were embedded in the stone walls, their doors all made of heavy fine steel that gleamed with a cold metallic sheen in the firelight.
Fan Xian pushed the wheelchair while examining their surroundings.
Suddenly, one particular cell caught his eye.
Unlike the others, this cell had a dense web of iron chains extending from every direction, anchored to the surrounding stone walls.
The chains were as thick as a baby's arm, and many were stretched taut. The arrangement made it seem as though the cell held not a person, but some legendary ferocious beast.
Just as Fan Xian stopped to examine it-
Clatter-
The chains suddenly shook, letting out a piercing metallic scrape.
Startled, Fan Xian abruptly stepped back.
"What is that?!"
Seeing his astonished expression, a trace of a smile appeared on Chen Pingping's face. He seemed to enjoy seeing that look on Fan Xian.
"I told you, the fiends imprisoned here wreaked havoc across the world." He paused. "This is one who's still alive."
"All those chains, just for one person?"
The more Fan Xian looked, the more curious he became, and he could not help approaching the cell.
The cell seemed to have been forged as a single piece. There was not even a viewing hatch in its door, only a few chains extending from the top and several tiny holes, possibly for ventilation.
Fan Xian hurried over,